{"id":313436,"date":"2025-08-03T02:37:19","date_gmt":"2025-08-03T02:37:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/313436\/"},"modified":"2025-08-03T02:37:19","modified_gmt":"2025-08-03T02:37:19","slug":"family-lucky-to-be-alive-as-bear-climbs-into-car-in-us-holiday-horror","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/313436\/","title":{"rendered":"Family ‘lucky to be alive’ as bear climbs into car in US holiday horror"},"content":{"rendered":"

The nosey bear rummaged around their luggage and bags inside the car before being scared off.\"videoHeadline\"\/Bear enters boot of Scots family holidaying in US<\/p>\n

A family has told how they feel “lucky to be alive” after a bear<\/a> climbed into their car while they were on holiday in the US.<\/p>\n

The Ferguson family, from Airdrie, had been staying in a rental cabin<\/a> in Tennessee\u2019s Great Smoky Mountains when the shocking incident unfolded on Monday.<\/p>\n

Grace Sloan, 18, was with her boyfriend Logan Ferguson, his parents and his aunt and uncle when the wild animal made its surprise appearance.<\/p>\n

\"AA bear climbed into their car (Image: Supplied)\"TheyThey saw five bears on their trip(Image: Supplied)<\/p>\n

The group were packing up their car following a two-week road-trip across the southern states of America when the black bear climbed into the boot. bear on Monday.<\/p>\n

Glasgow teen Grace told the Record: “I was still in my room packing up my things and I suddenly heard screams of \u2018Bear<\/a>!\u2019 coming from outside.<\/p>\n

“Logan’s mum was shouting and I could see his dad Paul and his uncle Johnny in the car and a bear was right next to them.”<\/p>\n

In footage of the ordeal, Johnny is seen fleeing the 4×4 as the nosey bear hauls cases out the car before jumping in the open boot and climbing through the vehicle.<\/p>\n

But as Johnny made his escape<\/a>, slamming shut the passenger door, the child lock activated, trapping Logan’s dad Paul inside.<\/p>\n

Grace continued: “Paul had to climb over into the front seats to escape.<\/p>\n

\"GraceGrace and her boyfriend Logan(Image: Supplied)\"Logan'sLogan’s dad Paul – who was stuck in the car – and his mum Laura (Image: Supplied)<\/p>\n

“I\u2019ve never seen sweat come off someone like that in my life.<\/p>\n

“We were all panicking not knowing what to do.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf the bear had hurt anyone, I don\u2019t know what we would have done.<\/p>\n

\"Logan'sLogan’s aunt Julie and her husband Johnny(Image: Supplied)<\/p>\n

“I\u2019m still shocked. It could have killed one of us and Paul and Johnny are lucky to be alive in that way.\u201d<\/p>\n

A video of the family’s close encounter<\/a> has since racked up over one million views on TikTok.<\/p>\n

\"ItIt was Grace’s first time away with her boyfriend’s family(Image: Supplied)<\/p>\n

In a bid to scare the bear away, the family can be seen triggering the car alarm.<\/p>\n

The animal eventually scarpered, leaving behind a torn hat and a hole in a suitcase.<\/p>\n

The family’s trip took them through Nashville, Memphis, New Orleans, North Carolina, and Alabama.<\/p>\n

Black bears are native to the state of Tennessee and can weigh anywhere from 200-600lbs.<\/p>\n

Grace added: “We were lucky enough to see five bears on the whole trip, but the last one was by far the scariest. It was nerve wracking, but at least we all have a good story to tell.”<\/p>\n

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